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Energy & Power

Generating green electricity through hydro power

Mankind has used the power of water for thousands of years to operate various machines such us sawmills, textile mills and corn mills. Today hydro power is a green renewable source of energy to produce electricity. 16% of the total produced energy worldwide comes from hydropower.

Flygt provides submersible hydro turbines of Semi-Kaplan types. Submerged operation below ground ensures invisible and quiet operation. Submersible turbines offer high operational efficiency and great reliability, no transmission shaft, couplings or intermediate bearings. Flygt hydro turbines are designed for small hydro plants where ease of installation and service is extremely important.

Generating electricity through fossil fuels

The process of generating electrical power goes under the name power generation, independent of the original source. Power plants require a reliable flows for cooling water, raw water intakes, condensation, auxiliary water and makeup water. In addition all power plants have wastewater streams that needs to be handled.

Since waste heat is an inevitable by-product in power plants, large water flows are needed for cooling. Water is often transported from a nearby river, lake or the sea. Reliability and energy efficiency are important since catastrophic pump failure can results in power plant shutdowns.